Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-22
THE MAN IN THE MOON.
A MYTH KNOWN TO BE OF GREAT
ANTIQUITY.


Greenland TaIc-An Australian Relief
A well known German story tells abou,
the man who cut sticks on the sabbath
and was caught mp in the moon, fagots
and all, and there stands TO this day
Another tale told in Swabia relates ubou,
a manikin who stole wood, and is still td
be seen in the moon. \ Dutch household
myth accused the man in the moon oi
stealing cabbage On Christmas eve; the
neighbOrs caught him just as he WAS
walking Oft with "A good supply, and they
''wished'' him up in the moon. He stands
there Ia this day, bearing his load of cab.
bages. Ii is said that he turns round once
every Christmas eve. but astronomy does
not support the idea. In Sylt, tie man in
the moon was sheep stealer. and il was
his custom to entice the sheep with a
bundle of cabhages. He was placed in the
moon AS an everlasting warning 10 others.
In Shaumburg Lippe it is said tha, n man
and woman were sent 10 the moon; the
man because he prevented people from
going TO church on Sunday by srrewiTg
brambles and thorn bushes in their way.
and the woman because she made butter
on a Sunday.
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nay vi nd'' "h inc lace oi 'he moon.
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the hopeymnnp A Slayo,Tc ra,.rS go
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md the latter proving vic,orious ,bo 49,
vas cnupb, mn in the stv ,nd NON. s,'ina.
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,nb;t,d. same rbnu,l, h.r IN, p,,c, ,ybo-,
human spirits either came or ven,
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which, behind bars of licht miserable
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Is warning 10 others
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